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Gefilte in a sentence

Gefilte meaning

Ellipsis of gefilte fish.

Using Gefilte

  • The main meaning on this page is: Ellipsis of gefilte fish.
  • In the example corpus, gefilte often appears in combinations such as: gefilte fish.

Context around Gefilte

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

delicacy 1× buy 1× jarred 1×

Often after:

fish 5×

Sentence patterns with Gefilte

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

can buy gefilte fish in 1× eating and gefilte fish and 1× jewish delicacy gefilte fish 1× of jarred gefilte fish and 1× was or gefilte fish he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he didn t 1× there was plenty 1×

Common sentence endings:

boring very fast 1× delicacy gefilte fish 1× fat and salt 1× in a jar 1× mizrahic food was 1×

Words around Gefilte

Just before it in the word index:

geffroy 2 geffros 2 geffken 2 geffen 52 gefen 3 gef 25

Just after it in the word index:

gefitinib 5 geforce 119 gefs 4 geg 7 gegants 2 gege 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Gefilte

  • In this selection, "gefilte" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, delicacy, buy, jarred and fish stand out and add context to how "gefilte" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include can buy gefilte fish in and eating and gefilte fish and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gefilte" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gefilte

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Or if you’re not into ball-making, you can buy gefilte fish in a jar. (16 words)

After all, there are eight days of eating, and gefilte fish and potato kugel on a daily basis can get boring very fast. (23 words)

He didn’t know what babka was, or gefilte fish — he had no understanding of Ashkenazi food and I had no understanding of what Mizrahic food was. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

There was plenty of jarred gefilte fish and bland brisket in Phil Rosenthal’s childhood home, but what the “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator really craved was food with flavor: pizza and burgers, oil and fat and salt. (37 words)

In the most surreal phone-in I’ve ever heard — and I’ve done a few myself — the two of them get into a bizarre discussion about the Jewish delicacy, gefilte fish. (32 words)

He didn’t know what babka was, or gefilte fish — he had no understanding of Ashkenazi food and I had no understanding of what Mizrahic food was. (27 words)

Example sentences (5)

He didn’t know what babka was, or gefilte fish — he had no understanding of Ashkenazi food and I had no understanding of what Mizrahic food was.

In the most surreal phone-in I’ve ever heard — and I’ve done a few myself — the two of them get into a bizarre discussion about the Jewish delicacy, gefilte fish.

Or if you’re not into ball-making, you can buy gefilte fish in a jar.

After all, there are eight days of eating, and gefilte fish and potato kugel on a daily basis can get boring very fast.

There was plenty of jarred gefilte fish and bland brisket in Phil Rosenthal’s childhood home, but what the “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator really craved was food with flavor: pizza and burgers, oil and fat and salt.

Common combinations with gefilte

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gefilte" in a sentence?
An example: "He didn’t know what babka was, or gefilte fish — he had no understanding of Ashkenazi food and I had no understanding of what Mizrahic food was." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "gefilte" from authentic English texts.
What does "gefilte" mean?
Gefilte means: Ellipsis of gefilte fish.
How many example sentences with "gefilte" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "gefilte", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.